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New Bishop elected for Edinburgh

The Diocese of Edinburgh has chosen a new Bishop, following the election yesterday (14 February) of the Rt Rev Dr Dagmar Winter. The Bishop-Elect of Edinburgh is the current Suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon, and will be translated to her new post later in the year. Bishop...
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‘Rejoice’, says gay archbishop, ‘in the fact that we are different’

When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it made worldwide headlines – for the Most Reverend Cherry Vann is the first gay archbishop in the world.  So, as part of LGBTQ+ History Month I visited the Archbishop for a...
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Lambeth Conferences and Calls – A Lessons Learned Review

It is unlikely that readers of Modern Church would have come across the Galton...
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Martyn Percy: The Church of England…. Trustworthy?

If a Church values loyalty and reputation far more than truth and justice it...
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Martyn Percy: Ethical? (or, Tea and Sympathy Are Not Enough)

As Peter Drucker famously remarked, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”.  It is therefore no...
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Martyn Percy: The Ministry of Truth and Safeguarding in the Church of England (A ‘Lessons Learned Review’ from 1984)

From the Modern Church blog: As any student of George Orwell knows, the world of 1984 turns...
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Martyn Percy: Why I’m leaving the Church of England

The Church of England (CoE) is one of the few major British institutions remaning...
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Martyn Percy: Some Critical Comment on “Bishops and Ministry Fit for a New Context”

One can hardly do better than the satirical takes on the latest attempt at...
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Time, Light, Truth and Christmas Hope: a reflection by Martyn Percy

‘Respair’ is a very old word that one hardly ever uses these days.  The...
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Churches and Cultural Climate-Change Denial (Part One): Learning from Canute

Editor's note: Writing at the Modern Church, Martyn Percy discusses the short sightedness of...

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New Bishop elected for Edinburgh

The Diocese of Edinburgh has chosen a new Bishop, following the election yesterday (14...
Interviews

‘Rejoice’, says gay archbishop, ‘in the fact that we are different’

When the 15th Archbishop of Wales was enthroned in 2025 at Newport Cathedral it...
Press Releases

The Right Rev. Jerome ”Jay” Cayangyang Installed as Bishop of the Special Jurisdiction for the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy

Woodbridge, VA— On Saturday, February 14, The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) celebrated...
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Bishop dies after fall from a roadway overpass, police investigating

Police are investigating the death of the Church of South India’s Bishop in Erode–Salem...

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